Preferred wireless / cell phone strategy?

[ptatohed]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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@Kforce wrote:

Not be the norm, in this post.

Have no need for a smart phone.

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If you don't have a smartphone, how can we track you?    

Well, the chip in the "vaccine", ,monitoring credit card use and $100 a week to your neighbors to "keep an eye on him" does the job!

Just joking (there is no chip in the vaccine)

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Yes but it's the smart phone Emergency Service Alert text blasts that activated the chip in the vaccine!!    

[Kforce]

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@Anonymous wrote:

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Well, the chip in the "vaccine", ,monitoring credit card use and $100 a week to your neighbors to "keep an eye on him" does the job!

Just joking (there is no chip in the vaccine)

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Didn't get the "vaccine" either.   

[JohnRemboSeer]

I have chanched T-mobile to Boost INFINITE. For me is the best offer I have found:

1. $25 for a line. There are two of us - me and my wife, so $50 for all unlimited things.

2. It's supposed to use different cell tower for reaching the best coverage. I had troubles with T-mobile in Utah rural areas. No problems with Boost INFINITE so far (notice that it's not just Boost). Have tested around CA, NV, UT, CO.

3. You're not linked with any other services such as home internet supply, TV and so on. Using Boost independently helps you to stay away from big companies manipulations. I can guess that they can offer something, but I avoid tie-up services, so recomended for everyone.

[ptatohed]

I do really like the little perk of the T-Mo Tuesdays app.  Two weeks ago was a free Jumbo Jack.  This week was a Free Dave's Single.  Next week is a $3 Little C. pizza.    

[Thorin809]

I used to have Sprint SERO until the service started getting worse and worse and they stopped letting you get new phones.

Now I have Google Fi. $20/month for theh line and then $10/GB for data. My bill is usually between $30 and $60, maxing out around $90 w/tax.

I've had the same phone (Pixel 4a) since March 2021 and paid about $200 for it in monthly installments. I have good laptops and desktops so a high end phone isn't a requirement for me.  I'll probably use it until I run it in the ground.

[acercode]

I buy flagship phones but not iPhone and buy them at a pretty decent discount. For example I bought new S22 Ultra for $800 ($400 off), new Pixel 8 Pro for $799 ($250 off). Prepaid plans are dirt cheap: $15 at Mint (T-Mobile) and $20 at Visible (Verizon). Had I got these phones for "free" on Verizon's expensive plans, I woulda paid $1000 more over the same period. 

Honestly, Pixel 8 Pro has been a major disappointment so I'm already looking for my next flagship phone even though it comes with 7 years of software updates. Maybe iPhone 16, S24 or Oneplus 12. 

[Jeffster1]

I keep it simple. 

I have T-Mobile. I was an iPhone early adopter back in 2007 when only ATT carried it. I skip multiple generations of iPhones and only upgrade when batteries weaken. I usually PIF at purchase. 

My plan is $45 monthly per phone (2 lines) plus $20 monthly per IPad (2 lines).

[CorpCrMgr1]

Good strategy! I do the middle of the road and use it until it dies.